Drew Hamrick

When returning a security deposit, it’s important to make the check payable to all of the Residents.  This prevents one of the Residents from individually claiming the Landlord failed to meet the statutory duty to timely account for the deposit. The Pay To The Order Of line should list each Resident name and include the … Be Precise When Drafting Security Deposit Refund Checks

Federal regulations prohibit non-medical commercial establishments (which includes landlords) from photocopying military identification cards.  The regulations are found in Title 18, Part 1, Chapter 33, Section 701 in the Federal Registry.  The purpose of the regulation is to prevent the forgery of military identification cards.  Some properties require the copying a photo ID for tenants and … Photocopy of Military Identification Cards Is A No-No!